Collins v. Bankers' Accident Insurance
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Tama District Court. — Hon. John R. Caldwell, Judge. Edward1 Drahos was a member of the defendant company, and as such he held a certificate entitling the plaintiff as. beneficiary therein, to five thousand dollars in case of his death by accident.
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Appeal from, Tama District Court. — Hon. John R. Caldwell, Judge. Edward1 Drahos was a member of the defendant company, and as such he held a certificate entitling the plaintiff as. beneficiary therein, to five thousand dollars in case of his death by accident. On the thirteenth day of July, 1893, Edward Drahos was accidentally drowned, and this action is in equity to compel the officers of the company to make an assessment upon the membership of the company, in accordance with the terms of the agreement, to pay the amount due. Issue was taken on the uetition and on the trial thereof judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
1 I. A ground of defense is that the death of Drahos resulted from a voluntary exposure to unnecessary danger. Drahos was one of a fishing party camping on the Iowa river. The party had lines set out with hooks, and Drahos, with one Grossman, took a boat and went out to inspect them. It was in the night, and dark, and as they were returning the boat struck a limb or tree, in the water, and upset, and Drahos was drowned. A by-law of the defendant company provides that it shall not be liable for injuries or death resulting from voluntary exposure to unnecessary danger, because of which, and the…
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